Shabana Mahmood has publicly said that she wants the UK to increase the number of refugees arriving through safe and legal routes, but only after Labour has overhauled what she calls the “broken” asylum system. Across numerous interviews — including Matt Forde’s Political Party podcast — Mahmood explained that her goal is to expand controlled,Continue reading “The UK’s Broken” Asylum System”
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A Total Of 70 Boat Migrants Will Receive Compensation
More than 70 small boat migrants have landed a taxpayer-funded windfall after the High Court ruled the Home Office acted unlawfully by taking their mobile phones on arrival in Britain. The controversial policy, introduced during a surge in Channel crossings in 2020, saw asylum seekers searched, and their mobiles and SIM cards seized, with data in numerousContinue reading “A Total Of 70 Boat Migrants Will Receive Compensation”
Taxi Ban For Asylum Seekers
After it was discovered that migrants had travelled great distances at the cost of taxpayers, a restriction on asylum seekers using taxis to get to doctors’ appointments went into effect. In one case, an asylum seeker billed the Home Office £600 for a 250-mile journey to see a GP for a check-up on his knee, according toContinue reading “Taxi Ban For Asylum Seekers”
Dover Welcomes More Migrants Just Days After The ‘One-In, One-Out’ Deal
Dozens more migrants have arrived in Dover as the number to cross the Channel since Labour came to power approaches 50,000. While the Ramsgate lifeboat stopped another group of migrants in the North Sea, two Border Force ships, Volunteer and Typhoon, were observed coming into the port to drop off migrants they had picked up in theContinue reading “Dover Welcomes More Migrants Just Days After The ‘One-In, One-Out’ Deal”